Barrel-support.



F. L. PURCELL. BARREL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-2h I916.

1,250,655. Patented Dec. 18,1917;

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FRANK L. 'rfvnonnr, or FREDERICK, OKLAHOMA.

Taz'all' whom it mayconcern:

Be it known thatl, FRANK L. .PUROELL, a citizen of the United ,States, .residing .;at Frederick, .in .the county of ;'lillman :and

State of ,Oklahoma,,have .invented certainnew and useful I Improvements in Barrel- Supports and .I do. declare. the-folloW-ing-to be a :full, clear,and exactidescriptionof' the invention, such as willwenable others skilled in the .art to Whichitappertains to make and use the same; p

This inventionrelates to new and useful improvements in barrel supports, v.anolthe primary gobj ect of the-invention is to provide 5 a support for .barrels thatholds them in such amanner that they maybe.;conveniently and easily tilted to and from the horizontal to enable. the .contents,.of fthe barreLto be completely drained therefrom.

Another object of the inventionis to pro vide a barrelsupport of this. character with a movable receptacle supporting platform that is disposed adjacent thereto and coacts witlrthe tilting mechanism of thesup-Q port sothatthereceptacle supported by. the

platform will be maintained in operative relation whenthe barrelisftilted.

A further object of the invention is 4 to providea device of this, character which is simplea'nd durable in ;c,onstruction,-inexpensive tomanufacture, and-one which will bevery efficientinoperation. T

lVith these andnumerous other objects in view,,the invention consists of the novelfew tures of construction, combination and Jan.

rangement of parts which-will be herein after referred to and .more particularly,

pointed out in the specification and claims,

In the accompanying drawlngs:

' 'Figurel. is a side elevation ofthebarrel support'in one position;

, Fig- 2- 's, alongitudinal vertical section of I the. support inanother position; ,Fig. -3is atop plan View;

a Fig. Ais. aneendelevation;

1F ig. .5 's a transversevertical :section taken on, the.line 5'5;of Fig. ;1;1. i ,6.is-a idetail verticahsection taken Fig. .1 1s. an enlarged detail. end. view of v theirack .bar supporting brackets;.and,

Fig. 8 is front elevation of the 3' barrel holder, showing the barrel locking imeans at the front end .ofthesame In describing; this inventionfzl: shall. refer 7 throughout the several views. .The

support comprises:a'substantially rectanguposed parallelwith the base; frame LI This.

supplemental, frame which is designated by,

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characters dcsigna-te corre,s .p.onding parts lar-shaped base frame 1 which is'provided with across bar 2, and which has projecting upwardly gfrom ithe frame at each of its oppos te sides pairofinclined bars Y which form vuprig it supports. ,These'inQ cllned barsB have their upper ends contact ing and form theapice s. of triangles formed Specificationof'LetteisPatent. Patented D86. 18,1917.

Application filed December.2 1, 1916. i.-Serial':No.-=138-,250. i is I to thehdrawing sgin similar reference I barrel by the. same andthe sides of thelbase frame. i

A. supplemental frame is provided adjacent the top of-the inclined bars 3- which is dis:

the/numeral 4: is' .formed of, two .parallel side bars having their opposite ends s c-f cured, to the inclinedbars-3,.andQ which are connected by=-diagonal cross stripsb. ,The.

supplementalframe or additional frameis I also .providedwith across strip 6 and to additionally. strengthen this frame struc ture, I v have provided1a substantially .U- shaped supporting member .7 that has its opposite ends sccured at thecontacting terminals of the inclined bars 3 andwhich has its bottom portionsecured to the -junction of.the.strips"5 and 6.by a rivet as clearly v shown atSfin the drawings v I p The barrel or cask is rheldin positioniin a substantially. rectangular barrel, supporting frame 9 which is mounted .onflanhori Zontal axis 10 at thecontacting'upper endsof' the inclined bars 3.7between theupriglits formed thereby. Thisrectangular shaped supporting frame is provided with. angular end bars 11 which are curvedas shownat l2, and have their end portions extendiiig upwardly/co form stopsdfor a ,barreljor cask that ,may' be disposed in the frame; The frame is, also provided .witlfcurved' cross strips -13 and the horizontal axis ,lO

is likewise curved to correspond to: the

I, crossstrips and the ends. .Toadditionallv chance of it slipping therefrom, one. endjoff 10,1 support thebarrel in theframe Without any I theframewhich-shallbe calledthe rear 61 d,

is; provided with an. additional strip .14. tending thereacross and projecting above, the endban; ,The'end bars ll. are provided with proj ecting', end portions; 15 which. a e

the barrel, supporting frame after. either end ,of the frame is: swung idownwardly beadapted tov limit-theflswinging movement yond a certain point, these-projecting ends will contact with the inclined bars andthus stop the frame. I p

' Secured to the rear end of the frame 9 is a U-shaped bracket 16 which has pivotally mounted between its sides the upper end of a T-shaped rack bar 17. This T-shaped rack bar has teeth formed in the lower end of the shank portion and when in position depends from the frame for a purpose to be hereinafter more fully described. The upper end of the rack bar 17 is pivotally connected to the frame and it is adapted to swing on the pivot when said frame is tilted.

Extending transversely beneath the additional supporting frame 4: and mounted in bearings 18 depending therefrom, 1s a rotatable shaft 19 that extends transversely across this'frame and has at one end of the same a crank 20; This crank 20 is disposed outside of the adjacent upright, so that it is within easy reach of the operator. Mounted on the .shaft 19 intermediate its ends is a pinion 21 that is adapted to operatively engage the rack bar 17. The rack bar is held into engagement of a substantially U-shaped frame 22 mounted on theshaft surroundingthe pinion and said frame having itsfree ends connected by a rod 23 upon which is mounted a roller 2i. When the rack bar is disposed in engagement with the pinion, the flat upper'portion of the same will engage the roller 2 1 on the frame 22, and, owing to the fact that this roller is disposed adjacent the pinion, the rack bar will beprevented from becoming disengaged therefrom.

From the foregoing description, it will be obvious that when it is desired. to tilt the frame 9, it is only necessary to rotate the shaft 19 by means of the crank whereupon, owing to the fact that the pinion 21 is in operative engagement with the rack bar, the frame may be easily moved. To lock the barrel supporting frame at various tilted positions I provide a chain 25 which depends therefrom adjacent one end and which is adapted to have one of its links engage a stud 26 that depends from the adjacent upright bar 3. By this means, when the barrel supporting frame is tilted forward, as there will be a constant downward pressure on the same, by hooking one of the links of the chain over the locking stud 26, the other end of the tilting frame will be prevented from moving and theframe consequently will be locked. 1

At the'front end of the base frame 1, I provide a receptacle supporting platform which when in position, is disposed beneath the .front end of the barrel supporting frame and adjacent the same, so as to be held in operative relation therewith to receive the contents of the barrel when it is opened.

This receptacle supporting platform, whichwith thepinion by means is designated by the numeral 27, isheld in form is adapted to swing so that it will operative position by U-shapedarms 28 v always be disposed in operative relation with the front end of the barrel supporting frame;

To move this receptacle holding platform I connect the same with the lower end of the rack bar 17 by means of achain 29." This chain 29 is connected by a link 30 with the end of the same is adapted to engageahook lower end'of the rack bar, while the opposite end of the chain that engagesthe hook 31 is detachably chain may be adjusted to various lengths moving different links of' the same into locked engagement with the hook.

To additionally hold a barrel or cask inthe barrel supporting frame, 'Iprovide at connected therewith so that the the front end of the same a locking member 32 which is composed of a strip secured to the outer surface of the front end of the frame, and pivotally and slidably connectedtherewith as shown at 33. The upper end of this locking member 32 is hook-shaped as shown at 34, and when 111 operatlve position,

the hook is adapted to engage a faucet or the like that may be placed in the front end of the barrel or cask. By this means the barrel or cask will be additionally locked in position and will beprevented from'being accidentally displaced from the supporting framewhen in operation.

In operation, whenit is desired to use this barrel support, the supporting frame is tilted'by operation of the rack and pinion to the limit of its movement at either side of one of the uprights. When in this position, abarrel or cask may be easily placed on the frame, and owing to the construction of the same, the barrel will be securely held in position. When a faucet is placed in the front end, the locking member 32 engages the same tosecurely lock the frame to the barrel or casln The supporting frame is then swung back to,

horizontal position when the device is ready for use to draw the contents from the barrel.

When the parts of the device arepositioned as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings,

and it is desired to remove some ofthe cons I tents of the barrel, a receptacle is placed upon the supporting'platform 27 and the rackand pinion operated to swing the front end of the barrel supporting frame downwardly in areceding arc; Owing tothe fact that the rackbar to operate 'thetilting frameqmoves upwardly, and as the lower end of this rack bar is connected with the swinging receptacle supporting platform, this platform will be swung inwardly, so that it will always be held in predetermined operative relation with the front end of the frame. This receptacle wardly so as to always hold the receptacle thereon in the same relation. As the supporting frame is again lifted, the platform will swing back to its normal position. The relation of parts when the front end of the frame is tilted, and the receptacle supporting platform is moved inwardly, is shown clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

This device will be found especially useful in retailing oil, molasses, etc that are shipped in large barrels and casks and by the use of this holder the contents thereof may be very easily drawn therefrom. barrel will always be easily accessible and the contents will readily run therefromas the barrel may be tilted to such an angle that all of the contents will readily drain from its interior. The barrel supporting frame, base and additional frame, and uprights are preferably formed of angle iron, although if desired, tion may be employed.

From the foregoing description of the construction and operation of my new and improved barrel support, the manner of applying the same to use and the operation thereof will be readily understood, and it will be seen that I have provided a simple and efficient means for carrying out the obj ects of the invention.

I claim l. A device of the class described, comprising a tilting barrel support, a recepta cle holding support, and means for simultaneously ,moving the receptacle support when the barrel support is tilted to maintain the same in operative relation.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a tilting barrel support adapted to have one end swung downwardly in a re ceding arc, a receptacle holding support disposed below the barrel support adjacent said end, and means tosimultaneously move the receptacle support when the bar? Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by Washington, D. 9.

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any suitable .construc rel support is tilted in predetermined rela- A tion with the arc of its adjacent end.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a tilting barrel support, a receptacle holding platform disposed below the barrel support adjacent one end, swinging arms supporting said platform; and connecting means between said platform and the barrel support to maintain the platform in continued operative relation when the barrel support is tilted.

4. A deviceof the class described, coin-.65 prising a barrel support mounted on a horizontal axis, means to tilt said support, a receptacle supporting. platform disposed beneath the barrel support adjacent one end,

swinging arms supporting said platform,

and connecting means between the platform and the barrel support tilting means, whereby the platform is maintained in operative relation. whenthe barrel support is tilted.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a pair of upright supports, a barrel supporting frame mounted on a horizontal axis between said uprights, a rack bar depending from one end of the barrel I supporting frame, a pinion to operate said rack to tilt the barrel supporting frame, a

swinging receptacle holding platform dis-' posed beneath the barrel supporting frame adjacent its opposite end, and an adjustable connection between the platform and the rack bar whereby the platform is moved when the rack bar is operated.

6. A device of the class described comprising a substantially rectangular shaped tilting barrel supporting frame mounted on a horizontal axis extending transversely across "the same, curved transverse cross bars and end bars between the sides of the frame, upwardly projecting portions on said end bars", and a locking member ,slidably and pivotally mounted on the front end bar adapted to engage the faucet of a barrel in the supporting frame.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of, two subscribing witnesses.

addressing the Commissioner of l a tents,

FRANK L. PUnoELL.-' 1 

